Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
17.2°C
2.2° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 2AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.9
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
39
39
36
25
25
33
35
38
39
39
40
41
41
41
41
41
41
45
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:33PM1.65m
10:03AM1.72m
10:17PM1.64m
10:45AM1.71m
Low Tide
3:20PM0.20m
3:44AM0.12m
4:05PM0.22m
4:25AM0.14m
4:47PM0.26m
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clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
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part cloud
cloud
clear
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Temp °C
21
20
17
15
15
16
17
20
21
18
17
14
13
14
16
19
20
19
16
Feels °C
19
20
18
15
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18
20
17
16
13
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17
15
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